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We are pleased to announce the addition of the Meritor MTIS Tire Inflation System with ThermAlert to our new and future trailer additions. We want to provide you (our driver) with tools and equipment to keep you on the road safely. With this new addition we would like to provide a brief overview of the system and what to expect.

Winter is upon us, and this means it is a busy season for breakdowns and road calls. In effort to help you get the best service in the event a breakdown happens to you we would like to remind you of how to reach our support team 24 hours a day.

The number to reach a breakdown support team member is:

615-890-7899 - Choose Option 3

In order to make sure we provide you with prompt service we would like to make sure everyone is calling the appropriate number when you have an event. If you call the shop direct or your local office there could be opportunities for delay or missed calls. We certainly do not want anyone stranded or not able to receive service.

Why? If you set your brakes when they're wet, and it is cold (enough) outside, they may freeze.

How do you "unfreeze" them? If you do have frozen brakes, you will have to break them loose. Most often it is the trailer brakes that freeze not the tractor. First try backing up - quite often they'll break free on their own.

What Freezes? The brake lining freezes to the brake drum.
Why? If you set your brakes when they're wet, and it is cold (enough) outside, they may freeze.
How do you "unfreeze" them? If you do have frozen brakes, you will have to break them loose. Most often it is the trailer brakes that freeze not the tractor. First try backing up - quite often they'll break free on their own.
If the brakes on the tractor are frozen, lock in the power divider and release the brak...

It's winter time again and shop doors everywhere are closed to keep the heat in. With this in mind please be mindful to ensure the bay doors are raised completely anytime you exit or enter a repair bay. Each year we have at least one incident where a vehicle makes contact with a shop door, and this leads to very costly and easily preventable damage.
A few easy tips to avoid a costly and dangerous incident:
Always alert someone that you are about to enter the building.
Make visual and v...